Jōwa (Muromachi period)

Jōwa (貞和) was a Japanese era name (年号, nengō, literally, year name) of the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period after Kōei and before Kannō. This period started in October 1345 and ended in February 1350.[1] The pretenders in Kyoto were Emperor Kōmyō (光明天皇, Kōmyō-tennō) and Emperor Sukō (崇光天皇, Sukō Tennō).[2] Their Southern Court rival in Yoshino was Emperor Go-Murakami (後村上天皇, Go-Murakami-tennō).[3]

Events of the Jōwa era

  • 1346 (Jōwa 2, 2nd month): Takatsukasa Morohira was relieved of his duties as Chancellor (kampaku); and he was replaced by Nijō Yoshimoto.[4]
  • 1347 (Jōwa 3, 9th month): Nijō Yoshimoto was demoted; and he was given the role of Minister of the Left (sadaijin).[4]
  • 2 December 1348 (Jōwa 4, 16th day of the 11th month): Former-Emperor Hanazono died.[5]
  • 1349 (Jōwa 5): Go-Murakami fled to A'no.[6]
  • 1349 (Jōwa 5): Ashikaga Motouji was appointed Kamakura Kanrei[6]

Southern Court nengō

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Jōwa" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 434.
  2. Nussbaum, "Kōmyō Tennō," p. 555; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, pp. 294-299.
  3. Nussbaum, "Go-Murakami Tennō," p. 257.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Titsingh, p. 297.
  5. Carpenter, John T. (2006), The Fujii Eikan Bunko Collection, imperial calligraphy of premodern Japan : scribal conventions for poems and letters from the palace, p. 74; Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō), 花園天皇 (95); retrieved 2012-10-1.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Ackroyd, Joyce. (1982) Lessons from History: the Tokushi Yoron, p.329.

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Preceded by:
Kōei
Northern Court nengō:
Jōwa
Succeeded by:
Kannō